We'd like to help you become a Central Desktop 2.0 Pro by sharing a feature overview video with you each Friday here on our blog.

This Friday's feature video is the Files & Discussions Overview. Learn how to create new documents, use folder trees, tag files as favorites, drag & drop files, filter documents, use bulk actions, check in/check out files, use comments and more. Let's get started!

The number of minority-owned businesses is on the rise. According to the 2002 Census Survey of Business Owners, the number of minority-owned businesses grew 31% between 2002 and 1997 compared to 13% growth for non-minority businesses. It's pretty safe to say that the next set of survey results, which are set to be released later this summer, will show even greater growth. The U.S. has come a long way since 1982, when fewer than 7% of all companies were owned by minorities.

Here at Central Desktop, we're proud to say that we're contributing to this growth in minority-owned businesses with our co-founders Isaac Garcia and Arnulf Hsu being Mexican-American and Chinese-American. In fact, this week Central Desktop was included in the Los Angeles Business Journal's annual list of Minority-Owned Businesses.  The list ranks the top 50 minority-owned businesses in the Los Angeles area by revenue.  

If you're in the Los Angeles area & you want to check out the full list of LA's top minority owned businesses, head over to your nearest news stand or log into the Los Angeles Business Journal here!

Put your Company Workspace Shortcuts in the Navigation Bar in a single step, by reviving a template element from Central Desktop's original user interface.

Simply add "###CD_CUSTOM_TOP_WORKSPACE_LIST###" to the Unordered List in the Top Nav section of your Application Style Template.

Here's what the code should look like:
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<!-- top nav -->

                ...

                                                <ul>

                                                                ###TOPBAR_TAB_WORKSPACES###

                                                                ###TOPBAR_TAB_MYDASHBOARD###

                                                                ###TOPBAR_TAB_MYTASKS###

                                                                ###TOPBAR_TAB_MYCALENDAR###

                                                                ###TOPBAR_TAB_WEBMEETINGS###

                                                                ###TOPBAR_TAB_FAVORITES###

                                                                ###CD_CUSTOM_TOP_WORKSPACE_LIST###

               

                                                </ul>

...

<!-- /top nav -->

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Now you can add workspaces to the Nav Bar the same way you create shortcuts for the Workspaces drop down menu. Choose to "Add this Workspace to Company Shortcuts" from the General Settings of a workspace.

Hope you find this trick helpful! Feel free to share any feedback.

Last week we were excited to be named in Lead 411's Hot 90 Awards as one of the hottest technology companies in Southern California. Lead 411 selected the winners from a pool of 600 companies, based on factors such as revenue growth, financial stability, partners, business concept and more. Lead 411 is a research company that provides business intelligence, data and corporate news about top U.S. companies and their executives. It's an honor for us to be named!

To see all the Hot 90 Award winners, check out the list here.

Welcome to the Weekly Buzz Round-Up! Here's what was buzzing about Central Desktop in the News, Blogosphere and Twitterverse this week.

Central Desktop in the News:
Central Desktop Sees Growth, Boosts Hires in 2009 - socalTECH


Central Desktop in the Twitterverse:

Evangelists

• tinaforsyth k, now i officially love central desktop - they have a 'create tasks by email' feature! the one thing i was missing... http://bit.ly/cob3cT
  
• DawnCullo @tinaforsyth I love Central Desktop too, it is uber pretty now too with their update.
• fending I've always been a fan of @centraldesktop. The recent CD2.0 release? Unreal. Just unbelievably awesome. Wow.

Update: We've decided to extend the competition out for another week, to give more people a chance to win. Answers will be revealed this Friday!

Match up the correct baby to team member and win cool Central Desktop gear!

Just for fun, and to reinforce that change is good in light of Central Desktop 2.0, we thought we'd hold a little competition. Below are pictures of CD team members as babies and how they look today. The first readers to correctly identify each team member will receive cool Central Desktop gear (jackets/shirts/playing cards)!



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Ever wonder how Central Desktop got started? Well, now you can hear the story of Central Desktop's humble beginnings straight from co-founders Isaac Garcia and Arnulf Hsu in this Techzing podcast.

The interview is appropriately titled "Relentless Execution" as Isaac and Arnulf discuss everything from how they came up with the idea of starting Central Desktop to the lessons they learned about how to build a successful SaaS business.   

If you have any startup advice or tips, we'd love to hear them!

The past couple of weeks here at Central Desktop have been nothing short of amazing (and a little bit crazy.) Amidst all the craze, however, we haven't forgotten about all the Central Desktop supporters that took the time to spread the word about CD 2.0 in the news, in their blogs and on Twitter. 

Every article, blog post and individual Tweet contributed to the successful release of Central Desktop 2.0 as a whole - and this week's Buzz Round-Up proves it! We sincerely thank you for your help. We could not have done it without you.

Central Desktop in the News:

Central Desktop 2.0 is Here! - OpenView
Central Desktop Releases its 2.0 Version -  Bill Ives
Central Desktop Revamps its Collaboration Tools  - Venture Beat
Central Desktop Unveils 2.0 Upgrade - FierceCIO
Central Desktop 2.0 - Michael Sampson Currents
Central Desktop's 2.0 Upgrade Focuses on User Interface - San Francisco Chronicle
SaaS Collaboration Software Gets Upgrade - Network Computing
Central Desktop Rolls Out Big Changes to their UI - CloudAve
Product Review: Central Desktop's 2.0 User Experience Transformed with UI Changes - AVOChief
The 10 Best Collaborative Web Tools for Business - Business Pundit
Workspace Alternatives : A Comprehensive Comparison - Greg Does IT
The Technology of Delegation - Your AllBiz Pro
Central Desktop Updates Software - socalTECH.com
Central Desktop Upgrades to Version 2.0 - TMCnet
Central Desktop's 2.0 Upgrade Focuses on User Interface - PCWorld
Central Desktop's 2.0 Upgrade Focuses on User Interface - ITWorld
Central Desktop's 2.0 Upgrade Focuses on User Interface - CIO